Penn Alumni Weekend: May 15th - Friday's Events

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Penn Alumni Weekend: May 15th - Friday's Events - Information

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Each spring, more and more alumni come back to campus, spreading the warmth of their enduring affection for Penn. And really, how can one resist the lure of a May weekend spent with the wonderful Penn family on our beautiful campus?

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10 - 11:25 AM Penn Medicine Faculty Panel: The Next 250 Years of Medicine Rubenstein Auditorium, Smilow Center for Translational Research 3400 Civic Center Boulevard Hear the insights of experts from across Penn Medicine as they consider th... Read more

1:30 - 3 PM The Power of Testimony Presented by the Shoah Foundation and Sponsored by the Class of 1980 Houston Hall, Class of '49 Auditorium 3417 Spruce Street With its collection of close to 52,000 eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust and... Read more

1:30 - 2:45 PM Wharton Keynote Panel: How the Top Business Leaders of China and India are Revolutionizing Management—And What the West Can Learn From Them Dhirubhai Ambani Auditorium, G06 Jon M. Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut Street How the T... Read more

2 - 3:30 PM Tour Penn’s 19th Century Architectural Masterpieces Tour leaves from the steps of Dhirubhai Ambani Auditorium Join Dr. David Brownlee, Frances Shapiro-Weitzenhoffer Professor of the History of Art, and co-author of Building Am... Read more

2:30 - 4:30 PM The Barnes Foundation Tour-Registration is closed as of April 21 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Cost of $30 includes museum entry; a 30 minute presentation from a Barnes docent; audio self-tour, and shuttle service from campu... Read more

3 - 5:30 PM Gallery Hop Begins at the Arthur Ross Gallery in the Fisher Fine Arts Library Building 220 South 34th Street The annual Gallery Hop will start at the Arthur Ross Gallery, featuring A Sense of Place: Modern Japanese Prints; then ... Read more

3:30 - 4:45 PM The Role of Alumni in University-Community Partnerships: The Class of ‘80 Story Houston Hall, Benjamin Franklin Room 3417 Spruce Street Hear about the Class of 1980’s journey partnering with Sayre High School in West Phil... Read more

4 - 6 PM Burrison Gallery Alumni Art Show Opening Reception University Club at Penn (inside the Inn at Penn) 3600 Sansom Street This juried, group show will be held during Alumni Weekend, May 14-19, 2015. The purpose of this show is to high... Read more

4 - 6 PM GSE Centennial Celebration: 100 Years of Leading in Education & the Education Alumni Awards Penn GSE Courtyard 3700 Walnut Street President Amy Gutmann of the University of Pennsylvania and Dean Pam Grossman of the Graduate Sch... Read more

5:30 - 7 PM PennGALA (LGBT Alumni Association) Happy Hour Doc Magrogan’s Oyster House 3432 Sansom Street Come mix and mingle with PennGALA as we help kick off Alumni Weekend! There is no cost to attend, and drink specials will be provided... Read more

6 - 9 PM Year End Show Opening and Happy Hour Meyerson Hall Patio and Lower Gallery 210 South 34th Street Join PennDesign students, faculty, staff and fellow alumni to celebrate another successful academic year exhibiting work by students f... Read more

7 - 11 PM FranklinFest All-Alumni Party College Green Join classmates for a night out on College Green with drinks, light fare, and live entertainment. Also, screenings of Back to the Future II and Into the Woods will be shown. $20 or inclu... Read more

9 PM - Midnight yPenn Highball Houston Hall, Hall of Flags 3417 Spruce Street Kick-off the weekend with a young alumni Glow Party in Houston Hall! Help us celebrate the Class of 2015’s transition to alumni status with drinks, food, and al... Read more